Weird

Some photos I took ended up being incredibly dark but I tried to salvage them. Some worked better than others. They're weird but I like them (both the photos and the kids)

I'm grateful

nine

Hi, I'm Liam and I'm nine years old!


I'm quite a kid. I love school, I love video games, I love books, I love creating, I love it all. I have a lot of projects going on at one time. I've started playing baritone and really like band- I usually practice when mom asks me. I really like the drama class at school and can't wait to be in the play at the end of the year.


I've made lots of friends in our new school and church ward. Depending on who I'm with, I can be a quiet, diligent worker or I can be loud and obnoxious. I'm working on being a good influence on those around me rather than vice versa. I also can be pretty competitive so I'm trying to remember that it's okay if I lose and to be a gracious winner as well. I love doing being with my family!


Hooray for me!


Hi! I'm Dash and I'm nine years old.


I'm a delightful kid that's full of emotion. I love learning and reading and watching and doing and making. I started playing the clarinet, which I love except for putting away allllll the pieces. Drama class has been really fun and the play will be such a great experience.


I love all the new friends I've made, being silly and loud with them. I have to remember the proper places where I can be loud with them. I'm also working on staying calm when upsetting things happen, which can be really hard but I'm trying. But I love being with my family and making them all laugh and think.

Hooray for me!


Hooray for us!

7

Seeing as I missed birthday and half birthday posts for all of my boys, I need to do a few make-up featurettes. Wren got one on her half birthday so we'll call her good. 

Hi! I'm Grey and I'm seven years old!


I'm a pretty awesome kid. Lately, I've really loved playing pretend games with Wren. It's even better when my brothers want to play, too.  My says I'm a peacemaker because I try to help out my siblings when they're upset and am happy to give up something myself in order to help someone who's sad. But don't worry, impish Grey is still around, he just comes out a little less often. Sometimes, I just can't help but to push buttons.


I've really taken to reading lately. I set a goal to read two chapter books and then I got hooked. My favorite's the Dogman series and I've also enjoyed Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Captain Underpants. I'm doing great in school, I especially enjoy math. I had a bit of a hard time at my new school because it was hard to make friends but I finally found some good buddies. At home, I always love a good cuddle.


Horray for me!

Road Trippin: Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Our major destinations visited, we headed for home. After a brief stop to take an absolutely freezing family portrait (which you'll see later), we took one more detour to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. After the massive Grand Canyon, it was fun to see a more narrow but very dramatic sample. It was the cherry on top of a excellent trip!

Road Trippin: Mesa Verde

After the Grand Canyon, we headed to a town outside Durango in order to head to Mesa Verde the next day. I'll be honest, Mesa Verde was a bit of a disappointment. A bit of it was closed because of the season, one part was closed for a rock fall, and another area required tour tickets which was sold out by the time we arrived. But we still walked around, saw what we could see, found the dioramas, made the best of it. The kids were being cute taking turns holding Wren. Plus, on the way in we saw hot air balloons take flight and on the way back found a cow pie-shaped hot spring right off the road. AND we found a wild tarantula... so that's cool...